A Personal Injury Law Blog from SUGARMAN
The recent end of daylight savings time gave us another hour of sleep and a reminder that winter is just around the corner. As we stay home and prepare meals more often, turn on the heat and light fir...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
As the United States approached 7.5 million confirmed coronavirus infections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled new guidance last week that may push back authorization of a COVID-19 vacci...
On November 4, 2020, SUGARMAN associate, William (Liam) Walsh participated as a panelist for the Boston Bar Association’s Virtual CLE: Trial Skills for New Litigation Attorneys. During the ...
On October 1, 2020, the Boston Herald reported that a woman was walking across the Boston Public Garden mid-afternoon when a pick-up truck jumped the curb, smashed through the iron fencing and struck ...
Topics: Auto Accident Law, Personal Injury Law
SUGARMAN is pleased to announce that all of its partners and attorneys have been selected to either the Massachusetts Super Lawyers or Massachusetts Rising Stars Lists. Each year, the research tea...
Last Tuesday, a worker tragically died after the excavator he was operating fell about 200 feet down a ravine near Leland Hill Road in Sutton, Massachusetts. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Appar...
Topics: Construction Accident Liability, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
The former leaders of a state-run veteran’s nursing home in Massachusetts were indicted on criminal charges brought on by Attorney General Healey last week, facing possible jail time for their alleged...
Topics: Nursing Home Liability, Personal Injury Law, Wrongful Death
SUGARMAN is proud to announce that Principal and Managing Partner, Benjamin R. Zimmermann, has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), one of the premier legal associations in...
In recent months, with many businesses closed or operating at a limited capacity and people working from home, roads and sidewalks are a bit safer. Fewer cars on the road generally mean fewer crashes...
Topics: Personal Injury Law, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death
In August 2020, the California Fourth District Court of Appeals held that “Under established principles of strict liability, Amazon should be liable if a product sold through its website turns out to ...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Personal Injury Law, Product Liability
If you think you have been noticing more cyclists than usual on the roads since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, you’d be right. In March and April of this year, sales of bicycles skyrocketed 7...
Topics: Personal Injury Law
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement recalling Active Brand’s AS Sweet Protection-branded Ripper Jr., Ripper MIPS Jr., and Ripper MIPS bicycle helmets this week. The Commis...
Topics: Consumer Protection Laws, Product Liability, Product Recalls